Senior Software Engineer (React/Django)

TL;DR

Senior Frontend Software Engineer (React/TypeScript): Designing, building, and refining fast, accessible, and user-friendly frontend experiences for AMO and DevHub with an accent on modernizing the platform architecture, security, and user trust. Focus on collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end improvements and contributing to open-source projects.

Location: Remote (Canada)

Salary: 94,000–151,000 CAD

Company

hirify.global is a non-profit-backed technology company focused on shaping the internet for the better through pioneering brands like Firefox and open-source software.

What you will do

• Design, build, and refine fast, accessible, and user-friendly frontend experiences for AMO and DevHub.
• Contribute to modernization and improvements in architecture and maintainability.
• Help keep the platform safe and trustworthy, with attention to security and user trust.
• Resolve issues impacting users and developers, from small bugs to larger incidents.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, QA, and community contributors to deliver end-to-end improvements.
• Contribute in the open through pull requests, code reviews, and discussions.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience building modern web applications.
• Proficiency in React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS, with strong debugging and testing skills.
• Familiarity with Python/Django or similar backend frameworks.
• Understanding of web security principles and practices.
• Awareness of accessibility, responsive design, and API integration.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in a distributed team environment.
• Comfortable working in an environment that includes contributions from both staff and the open-source community.

Nice to have

• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL.
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud or similar).
• Contributions to open source projects.
• Other front end stacks such as Jinja2.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior developers.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous performance-based bonus plans for eligible employees.
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting.
• Quarterly all-company wellness days, country-specific holidays, plus a day off for your birthday.
• One-time home office stipend and annual professional development budget.
• Quarterly well-being stipend and considerable paid parental leave.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.